THE WEEK ON THE PLANET

Lights in the sky
A woman observes the night sky for Leonid meteors at an observatory near the village of Progled, south of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, on Nov. 17. The Leonid meteor shower occurs each year as a result of Earth passing through dust released by the comet Tempel-Tuttle.

Attention, shoppers
Shopping carts are lined up outside of a recently opened Costco warehouse store on Nov. 13 in New York. The store, the first Costco in Manhattan, opened in a former wire factory in East Harlem on the East River.

Soccer mania
Egyptian soccer fans light flares as they celebrate a goal against Algeria during a World Cup 2010 qualifying match in Cairo on Nov. 14.

Field of greens
A farmer and his family work at their cauliflower field amid dense fog during early morning on the outskirts of the northern Indian city of Chandigarh on Nov. 15. India's food prices declined by 1 percent from the previous month's level, while minerals and industrial fuels were each costlier by 3 percent.

Circle of yellow
Taxis line up to get their tanks filled on a viaduct in Chongqing municipality, China, on Nov. 17. Central and eastern Chinese provinces face the worst natural gas shortage in years.

Hip flip
Performers from a group called Nomad Dance do somersaults during a training session at Yoff beach in Senegal's capital Dakar, Nov. 14.